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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 969 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating 

to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 

Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2015 

Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. RANGEL, 

Mr. LANCE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N

of New Mexico, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. HIMES, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

RIBBLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CONNOLLY, 

Mr. DELANEY, Mr. SIRES, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NEAL, 

Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. COOK, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. FORBES, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 

SABLAN, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. ESTY, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. CLARK

of Massachusetts, Mr. PETERS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. CARTER

of Texas, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 

Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. POLIS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 

Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. COHEN, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MURPHY of 

Florida, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. WALZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. 

CURBELO of Florida, Mr. JOYCE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. BEATTY, 

Mr. TONKO, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. AUSTIN

SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SCOTT

of Virginia, Mr. LATTA, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. REED, Mr. ZELDIN, 

Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. HANNA, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Ms. MENG, Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 

PITTS, Mr. BENISHEK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. SIMPSON, 

Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. YODER, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. GOHMERT, 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. RENACCI, 

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. HARDY, Ms. 


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BORDALLO, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 

WEBSTER of Florida, and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who 

served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blue Water Navy Viet5 nam Veterans Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPOSURE 

7 FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN VICINITY OF 

8 REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. 

9 (a) COMPENSATION.—Subsections (a)(1) and (f) of 

10 section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, are amended 

11 by inserting ‘‘(including the territorial seas of such Repub12 lic)’’ after ‘‘served in the Republic of Vietnam’’ each place 

13 it appears. 

14 (b) HEALTH CARE.—Section 1710(e)(4) of such title 

15 is amended by inserting ‘‘(including the territorial seas of 

16 such Republic)’’ after ‘‘served on active duty in the Repub17 lic of Vietnam’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as of September 

3 25, 1985. 

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